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Prisms
LearningObjectives
- Use nets to representprisms.
- Find the surfacearea of a prism.
- Find the volumeof a prism.
Introduction
A prismis a three-dimensionalfigurewith a pair of paralleland congruentends,or bases.The sidesof a
prismare parallelograms.Prismsare identifiedby their bases.
SurfaceAreaof a PrismUsingNets
The prismsabovearerightprisms. In a right prism,the lateralsidesare perpendicularto the basesof
prism.Comparea right prismto anobliqueprism, in whichsidesand basesare not perpendicular.